Mary Black - The night was dark and deep

^CWe were driving back from the country one night Mom and Dad up the front, the rest of us snug and^Am7 tight ^CMy kid brother grumbled for a little minute And my big sister said he better quit it or^Am7 die

It had ^Fbeen a long day in the countryside ^Dm7Playing with the cousins on my mother’s side The ^Csound of the radio closed our eyes ^GDrifting across the sea, then I fell a^Am7sleep

Well, ^CI don’t know what woke me up Maybe a country song or a big truck passing^Am7 by ^CI could hear Mama and Papa talk Papa said something and Mama began^Am7 to cry

^FNo more words then, just soft sobs ^Dm7And my head began to throb ^CI just lay there playing dog ^GBreathing slow and deep, they thought I was a^Am7sleep ^F They ^Gthought I was^Am7 asleep

It ^Cseemed like forever till the sobbing stopped Then they talked for a little, but just too soft to ^Am7hear ^CDaddy kept looking to the side of her face One hand on the wheel, the other one stroking^Am7 her hair

^FHeadlights shining from the other way Showed ^Dm7tears on the cheeks of Daddy’s face I ^Cprayed for Jesus to send his grace And ^Gall our souls to keep, back then I be^Am7lieved it ^F They ^Gthought I was a^Am7sleep ^F The ^Gnight was dark^Am7 and deep ^F I ^Gwish I was a^Am7sleep ^F How I ^Gwish I was a^Am7sleep